Marion Oaks Country Club

Overview: Marion Oaks Country Club is an 18-hole semi-private course in Ocala, Florida. The John Denton design plays to par 72 and 7,031 yards from the blue tees, with tree-lined fairways, multiple elevation changes and Bermuda turf defining the layout. The current club describes its greens as Bermuda 328 and its fairways, tees and approaches as Bermuda 419.

History: Independent course records date Marion Oaks to 1974 and credit John Denton with the design. The current club continues to present it as a full-length championship course with blue, white and red tee options. Its published materials also document winter rye overseeding, a seasonal maintenance practice that changes the surface presentation without changing the underlying layout.

Did You Know? Marion Oaks uses Bermuda 328 on its greens and Bermuda 419 on the fairways, tees and approaches. The club also overseeds with rye in winter, giving the Ocala course a distinctly seasonal turf program.